Up to this point in my career I have been using oil stones and diamond stones for my sharpening needs and I used oil on each to float chips/slurry (Starrett high-refined mineral oil). I would like to replace my oil stones and I want to go with Norton or Shapton waterstones to cut my sharpening time, which brings me to my question – will I be able to use my diamond stones to flatten my new waterstones or do I risk contaminating my new stones with oil in the process? I figured I could give the diamond stones a couple good scrubbings with hot water and dish detergent or shampoo to get rid of the oil so I don’t have to pick up a new diamond stone to flatten the new stones…. but I don’t know how I can tell all the oil is gone- anyone have this problem and some advice?
Thanks
-Ian
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The diamond stone will clean up just fine
Ian:
Two good scrubbings in dishwashing liquid like Dawn with a stiff brush should work just fine. Just rinse with plenty of running water in between the scrubbings. The diamond stone is a metal plate after all.
gdblake
...and my wallet smiles
Sounds great gd... I was NOT looking forward to picking up a new diamond stone just to flatten my new water stones, but at the same time I didn't want to damage them by imparting oil from previous sharpenings either.
Thanks
-Ian
Water stones good choice
I agree with gdblake
but if you have any problems getting them clean or if you want to geter done quick you can use either paint thinner or this stuff if you already have one of those around
http://www.amazon.com/Zep-Heavy-Duty-Citrus-Degreaser/dp/B001PNEVK6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309662478&sr=8-2
PS: could even scrub with Ajax and an old nail brush if you want the diamond stone pretty like new.
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